abdicate
ab·di·cate /Ë?æb
dɪË?keɪt/ Pronunciation Key- Show Spelled Pronunciation[ab-di-keyt]
verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. To renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.
–verb (used with object)
2. To give up or renounce (authority, duties, an office, etc.), especially in a voluntary, public or formal manner.
Synonyms: abandon, abjure, abnegate, bail out, cede, disclaim, drop, forgo, give up, leave, quit, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire, sell out, step down, surrender, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield.
Antonyms: Appropriate, arrogate, assert, assume power, challenge, claim, hold, maintain, retain, take charge, usurp.
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Comments: 17
....errrr...I tried!!
I love seeing the different sentences that people are coming up with...
(or is that the wrong kind of throne???? hee hee)